"swad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /swɒd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swad.wav [Southern-England] Forms: swads [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: Related to swaddle? Etymology templates: {{m|en|swaddle}} swaddle Head templates: {{en-noun}} swad (plural swads)
  1. A bunch, clump, mass Synonyms (bunch, clump): bunch, clump, mass
    Sense id: en-swad-en-noun-sJ-AkF1x Disambiguation of 'bunch, clump': 85 2 3 5 4
  2. (obsolete, slang) A crowd; a group of people. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-swad-en-noun-u0yGAlEk
  3. (obsolete) A boor, lout. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-swad-en-noun-cXeBURbB
  4. (mining) A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-swad-en-noun-sS6~dz9f Topics: business, mining
  5. (UK, dialect, obsolete, Northern) A cod, or pod, as of beans or peas. Tags: Northern, UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-swad-en-noun-71ZzZ~T1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 2 5 14 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swod

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